Dwarf shrub heath is comparatively dry ground of hard dry peat and dominated by Diddle-dee Empetrum rubrum which might cover huge tracts of land and looks similar to Scottish heather. It is best developed on rocky ridges, stony and well drained land. |
Plants that grow on Dwarf Shrub Heath |
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Dog Orchid Codonorchis lessonii |
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Felwort Gentianella magellanica |
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Gaudichaud's Orchid Chloraea gaudichaudii |
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Falklands Lavender Perezia recurvata |
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Pimpernel Anagallis alternifolia |
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Cinnamon grass Hierochloe redolens |
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Mountain Berry Gaultheria pumila |
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Gillies Dandelion Taraxacum gilliesii / Taraxacum officinale |
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Prickly Burr Acaena magellanica |
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Hairy daisy Erigeron incertus |
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Pale Yellow Orchid Gavilea australis |
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Marsh daisy Aster vahlii |
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Yellow Orchid Gavilea littoralis |
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Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella |
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Yellow Pale Maiden Sisyrinchium chilense |
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Pig Vine Gunnera magellanica |
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Scurvy grass Oxalis enneaphylla |
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Bead Plant Nertera granadenis |
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Berry lobelia Pratia repens |
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Teaberry 'Malvina Berry' Myrteola nummularia |
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Vanilla Daisy Leucheria suaveolens |
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Diddle-dee Empetrum rubrum |
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Falklands Woolly Ragwort Senecio littoralis |
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Christmas Bush Baccaris magellanica |
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Lady's Slipper Calceolaria fothergillii |
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Falkland Rock-cress Phlebolobium maclovianum |
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Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis |
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Balsam Bog Bolax gummifera |
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Common Violet Viola maculata |
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Tall fern Blechnum magellanicum |
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Dusty Miller Primrose Primula magellanica |
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Small Fern Blechnum penna-marina |
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Pale Maiden Olsynium filifolium |
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Antarctic Bedstraw Galium antarcticicum |
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Short rush Rostkovia magellanica |
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Falkland Smooth Ragwort Senecio vaginatus |
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Snake Plant Nassauvia serpens |
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Coastal Nassauvia Nassauvia guadichaudii |
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Buttonweed Leptinella scariosa |
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Almond flower Luzruriaga marginata |
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Field Mouse Ear Cerastium arvense |
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Silvery buttercup Hamadryas argentea |
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Cinnamon grass Hierochloe redolens |
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Tufted Azorella Azorella monantha |
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Astelia Soft Camp Bog- Astelia pumila |
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Birds likely to be seen on Dwarf Shrub Heath |
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Common (Magellan) Snipe Gallinago gallinago/ paraguaiae |
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Gentoo Penguin Pygocelis papua |
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Upland Goose Chloephaga picta |
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Black-throated Finch- Melanodera melanodera |
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Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca falklandica |
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Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus |
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Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus |
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